Win: Brian Howell (18-5) Loss: Tim Berroa (11-11)
Save: Bob Hawke (19)
Inning: 1 Cincinnati Brian Howell pitching. Flint Laboy strikes out. Oscar McLaughlin singles to left field. Jeffrey Allie strikes out. Hack Sacka singles to right field. Dixie Fernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 St. Louis Tim Berroa pitching. Jethro Bodine pops out to the third baseman. Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Jason Musial strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cincinnati Vic Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Dick Mlicki strikes out. Harry Milner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 St. Louis Martin Dasso strikes out. Gus Lee singles to center field. Jess McCormick hits a home run. Gus Lee scores. John Boever flies out to the right fielder. Webbo Pryor pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Cincinnati Tim Berroa strikes out. Flint Laboy strikes out. Oscar McLaughlin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 St. Louis Brian Howell grounds out to the third baseman. Jethro Bodine singles to center field. Jethro Bodine is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chuck Crutcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Cincinnati Jeffrey Allie strikes out. Hack Sacka flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Fernandez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 St. Louis Jason Musial flies out to the left fielder. Martin Dasso pops out to the pitcher. Gus Lee walks. Jess McCormick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Cincinnati Vic Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Dick Mlicki grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Milner singles to right field. Tim Berroa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 St. Louis John Boever walks. Webbo Pryor grounds out to the catcher. John Boever advances to second on the play. Brian Howell walks. John Boever gets picked off second (1-6). Jethro Bodine grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cincinnati Flint Laboy doubles to center field. Oscar McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Flint Laboy advances to third on the play. Jeffrey Allie pops out to the second baseman. Hack Sacka reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Crutcher. Flint Laboy scores. Dixie Fernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 St. Louis Chuck Crutcher strikes out. Jason Musial strikes out. Martin Dasso flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Cincinnati Vic Weaver pops out to the second baseman. Dick Mlicki walks. Harry Milner grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 St. Louis Gus Lee strikes out. Jess McCormick walks. John Boever flies out to the center fielder. Webbo Pryor grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Cincinnati Bob Hawke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jose Serrano is pinch hitting for Tim Berroa. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Serrano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Flint Laboy flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Oscar McLaughlin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 St. Louis Hal Foster pitching. Bob Hawke strikes out. Jethro Bodine strikes out. Chuck Crutcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Cincinnati Jeffrey Allie flies out to the center fielder. Hack Sacka strikes out. Dixie Fernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Cincinnati total runners left on base: 4 St. Louis total runners left on base: 3
Cincinnati Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Clay improves in arm Leon Charles did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Latham did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Kyle Curd did not respond to coaching in control Willie Campbell did not respond to coaching in arm
St. Louis Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Johnny Marbet improves in range Brian Crumbum improves in range Jerry Brazle did not respond to coaching in control Rich Sheely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rich Sheely did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Earl Williams did not respond to coaching in SS